Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of TrafalgarHarper Collins, 13 paź 2009 - 384 “Strikingly original. . . . Nicolson brings to life superbly the horror, devastation, and gore of Trafalgar.” —The Economist Adam Nicolson takes the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. A story rich with modern resonance, Seize the Fire reveals the economic impact of the battle as a victorious Great Britain emerged as a global commercial empire. In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth-century world-dominating empire. Seize the Fire is not only a close and revealing portrait of a legendary hero in his final action but also a vivid account of the brutal realities of battle; it asks the questions: Why did the winners win? What was it about the British, their commanders and their men, their beliefs and their ambitions, that took them to such overwhelming victory? His masterful history is a portrait of a moment, a close and passionately engaged depiction of a frame of mind at a turning point in world history. |
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... young man , William Badcock , was sent forward by his captain Thomas Fremantle of the Neptune to sit his exam . He was in a state of extreme nerves and the three captains on the examining board allowed him to sit quietly for a few ...
... Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor ' , first published in Leeds in 1808 , but drawing on centuries - long expectation , were required to be known by an officer in the British Royal Navy . There was a naval academy in England estab- lished ...
... young blue bloods . There were a few officers of non- aristocratic lineage les bleus , as they were called , con- trasted with les rouges of the gardes - even if they were looked down on and excluded from the most valuable commands . In ...
... young midshipmen with the workings of the ship and its men . The overall commander of the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar came from precisely such a tradi- tion , as did his two deputy admirals . All three were aristo ...
... young English nobleman returned from Paris wearing a wig made of very finely spun iron wire . He became famous for it , a measure of what the English were not . Robert Walpole , the Prime Minister , ate apples in the chamber of the ...
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Order and Anxiety | 49 |
Honour | 93 |
Love | 130 |
Boldness | 157 |
Violence | 209 |
Humanity | 239 |
Nobility | 275 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 319 |
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar Adam Nicolson Podgląd niedostępny - 2006 |